The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-19

Yesterdays Quotations Produce the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, Aug S.-Flour-Receipts. 81
720 packages; exports, 2.90S brs and r. 033
sacks; less active but generally steady. Sales,
p2. 900 b.ls; choice to double extra, 81. 500485.
Wheat-Receipts. 232, $50 blu; exports, 257, $50
bu. Spot lots moderately active; prices firm
and without change of moment Speculation
very dull on account of the advance in commits
sion rates at the West. Prices declined ! "a 30,
closing heavy at about the bottom. Sales,
1872. 900 bu futures and $780, 900 bu spot No.
Chicago, 79tc; No. hard, S43c store;
No 1 Northern, SIZE; uDeraded red, rs SIC;
No. 8 red, 774c; No. 2 red. 60060sc elevator.
6lt0Sl3c delivered; No. red nominal, 85c; No.
] white. nominal, S5c; No. red, August, NOM
lnal 79sc; September, 500 0Slsc; November, s2B
aS3c. closing at s2sc; December, "a 084 5-16c,
closing at Sic; January. S54 a 85sc, closing at
e54c; March, s7s 0sSc, closing at SIZE; April,
30 a s91c. closing at soc; May. 500 9o5c.
Rye dull and nominal
fc better later fell back % &c, closing weak.
Receipts, 40, 600 bu; exports, ii ,473 bu; sales
LOG, 900 bu futures and 49. 900 bu spot Ungraded
l83 a 494c; No. 2 49c in elevator 49a 149c deliv-
cred; No 2, August, nominal; September, 4S4 a
49c, closing at 48sc October, 40 049sc, closing at
694c; Novem Der, 500 q 50sc closing at 50sc; May,
81 $50, closing at 524c.
Oats &c higher and firm: receipts, 100, 900
bu; exports, 1888 bu; sales. 100000 bu futures
and 10000 bu spot Mixed Western, 81 033c;
Hay firm and demand moderate.
Hops quiet and firmly held.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet at 1896. Options
Btronger but ouiet; sales $1,000 bags; August
H.751 1850; September, IT. 50 a IL 90c; October,
1850 Is. 00c; November, IL. 80 a Is TO- Decem-
Der, IT, 95 Is i5c puary IL 30 a is. 20c Febru-
+ pry, 18 000l81 5c; March. 18.05G Is. loo; May,
Is 200 Is DC. Sugar quiet and steady; Trini-
lad, 5-16c; Refined quiet. Molasses dull.
Rice quiet and steadily held
Talow firm at Sc Rosin dull
Eggs steadily held and in moderate inquiry;
receipts 3, 528 packages; Western l0O17c.
Pork dull, rather weak sales loo barrels
mess. Cut meats quiet and steady. Lard 3a 5
points lower: Western steam, quoted. 6. T13c;
September g. 6.T5c; October, 67906 SAC;
November, 678G SIC; December 6. rs a g. S2c;
January, O. 80 16.S Soc; city steam, 6 Csc.
Butter firm and in moderate inquiry; Western
t2625c; Western creamery I6125c Cheese
lteady and in fair demand Western 9GI1.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18-Operations on the Board
of Trade were somewhat restricted to-day
There were two reasons; first the market is Just
now in a sort OF low rut from which no great
efforts are being made 10 lift it, second, the
rules providing severe penalties against brokers
doing business for less than tho regular com
missions went into effect this morning The
rules rem ain to be thoroughly tried, and there
Us a stubborn minority with decided views who
not only voted against the high commission de-
pnrture but also kicked against working under
them Such members conspicuous more
account OF talking than trading to day. APP
+eArancsm geemsd 10 justify them to q certain